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Chapter 3Promoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

Text Sources

1. Nelson Physical Education VCE Units 3&4: 4th Edition – Malpeli, Horton, Davey and Telford 2006.

2. Live It Up 2: 2nd Edition – Smyth, Brown, Judge, McCallum and Pritchard 2006.

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What’s Wrong with this Picture?

A Settings Approach

Promoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

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A Settings Approach

Why are people less physically active?•Reliance on technology / motorised transport•More people living in urban environments•Changes in work practice / hours•Changes in leisure patterns due to work / education needs

A setting is an area where the health message can be communicated.Examples include;•Family •Transport system •Healthcare•Workplace•Community•Schools Eg. Walking to school program•Multiple Settings

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Setting-based approach

The School setting The Work SettingThe Community

Setting

Suitability of School, Community and Workplace Settings for Physical Activity InterventionsPromoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

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Family and Transport Setting

Family Settings•Family is a primary influence on child and adolescent health behaviours.•Parent’s play a key role in stimulating children’s interest in physical activities.•Parents need to be active role models for their children.

Transport Settings•Cars and public transport are the most common methods of transport.•These methods require little physical activity.•Transport should involve some level of activity.Examples; Walk or ride to work/school, park further away from work/school, get of the tram a stop earlier and walk.See ‘Go for your Life’ TV ads

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Healthcare Settings

Healthcare provides the link between getting sufficient physical activity and good health.Examples of healthcare groups;•VicHealth•VICFIT•Asthma Victoria•Diabetes VictoriaHealth Professionals;•Doctors eg. Active script•Physiotherapists•Nutritionists

World Health Organisation (WHO)•Strives to use a variety of settings to implement comprehensive studies.

National Heart Foundation•Aims to increase community fitness levels•Gives physical and social support through social settings.

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Workplace Settings

Promotion of PA at work assists with;•Improved morale•Increased work productivity•Reduced ‘sickies’•Less feeling of being stressed•Reduced staff turn over•Improved community relations

Difficulties include;•Lack of interest at management level•The size of the organisation•Facilities available•Lack of support or interest from workers

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Community Settings

A ‘community’ refers to local groups of people, whole cities or whole nations.

Strengthening the communities knowledge and interest in the benefits of physical activity is therefore vital.

Community strategies include;• Developing local facilities•Use of community venues that encourage physical activity •Free health checks at shopping centres•Educative sessions for community members on health issues.•Review of council policies

Eg. ‘Leading the way’ resource for councils.

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Community Settings

Community settings provide opportunities to;•Support local councils•Promote PA•Work with transport agencies•Increase access to facilities•Support media campaigns

                                                                                                   

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School Setting-based ProgramsPromoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

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School Settings

Schools play a major role in shaping children’s attitudes towards PA and living an active lifestyle. Schools encourage lifelong patterns of PA.

School based programs are;

•Moderately effective

•People who participated in these programs are more likely to be active for life.

•Print material and school curriculum appears to be the most effective methods.

Active after schools programhttp://www.ausport.gov.au/aasc/index.aspHowever PA decreases as students during the secondary years due to a crowded curriculum and student subject choices.Schools can increase PA by;•Following government recommendations for time allocated to PE.•Providing sufficient sports equipment and facilities / public use.•Promoting school sporting events

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What intervention strategies could

we do at our school?Reducing TV Watching

reducing video gamesactive family programs

active transport activity

In and out of school community links

more equipment

extra curricula initiativespolicy change

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School Setting

Recommended Activities;•PE and Sport classes in the curriculum•Opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities•Free play at recess and lunch•Walking School Bus program•Active playgrounds•Parental involvement with children’s sporting interests.

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School Program Examples

Program Web Page Origin Aim/s

Community use of ovals Vic Effective use of green space

‘Discovering the TurtleWay’

QLD Connecting paths and cycle-ways between townships

Fluorescent playground markings

UK More children playing in specific areas

Walking school bus www.walkingschoolbus.com

Vic Increase increase amount of PA and safety

‘TravelSmart’ www.travelsmart.gov.au

QLD, VIC, SA and WA

Sustainable travel arrangements

‘Active Primary School’ SCOT Increase PA at school and beyond

Case Study 3.1, 3.2 p.72-3 Laboratory 3.3 p.73

Workplace Setting-based ProgramsPromoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

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Workplace Program Examples

Program Web Page Origin Aim/s

‘Heart Beat Challenge, Lets Get Moving and Stroll, Strut, Stride’

www.newhealth.govt.nz NZ Increase PA at work and health awareness

‘Walk in to Work Out’ http://www.dundee.ac.uk/sportexercise/events/2005/walkin.htm

UK Provides self-help information

‘Stairway to Health’ www.activelivingatwork.com CAN Increase use of stairs at work

‘Find 30 – its not a big exercise’

http://www.findthirty.com.au/ WA Recommendations for a healthier approach to PA in

the workforce

‘Health at Work’ http://www.shaw.uk.com/ SCOT Incentives for businesses which promote PA.

Community Setting-based ProgramsPromoting Physical Activity: Settings Based Approaches

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Community Program Examples

Program Web Page Origin Aim/s

‘Sonnong Common Health Walks’

http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/walking/713.asp

UK Use of volunteers to lead regular nature walks in the local environment

‘Walking the Way to Health’

http://www.whi.org.uk/ UK Making recreational walking safer and provides information for walkers.

‘Path to Health’ http://www.path-to-health.com/

IRE

USA

Walking paths close to existing footpaths. Located near residences

and workplaces

Burnley Community Walks

WA Bi-monthly walks lead by volunteers

‘Walk and Talk’ VIC Local walking groups promoting PA and social environments

‘Stepping Out’ SA Older adult walking groups and provides resources/kits

Mobile skate parks www.joondalup.wa.gov.au WA Provides a skate environment for any community

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Specific Physical Activity Approaches - Federal

Federal Programs•Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)•Sports Performance and Developmenthttp://www.ausport.gov.au/

Australian Sports

Commission Business

Operations

• Active after school communities

• Junior Sport• Indigenous Sport• Disability Program• Women in Sport• Drugs in Sport• Playing Fair – ethics in

Sport• Membership Growth and

Club Development• Coaching and Officiating

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Specific Physical Activity Approaches - State Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV)•Access for all abilities•Indigenous Sport and Recreation•Masters Sport•Physical Activity Initiative•Women in Sport

•Junior Sport Conference•Community Organisation Development•Member Protection•SRV funding grants

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SRV Funding Projects

B e tte r P o o ls

C o u n try A c tion

L ife S av ing

S ta te S po rting A sso cia tion s D e ve lo p m e nt

E m e rg e n cy F a cility an d E q u ipm e nt

S p o rts D eve lop m en t O ffice rs

M in o r F a c ilit ies

S p ort a nd R e c rea tion D e ve lo p m e nt

V ic T a le n t P ro g ram

F a c ility D e ve lop m e nt

S p o rt a n d R e cre a tio n V ic to ria

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Program Effectiveness Summary

Schools•Evidence for increase in PA levels•‘Whole school approach’ most effective•Positive impact on local communities•Flow on effect to parents.

Workplace•Increase in PA levels and staff health•Provide good short term benefits•Problems do exist with current programsCommunity•Little evidence of how effect these programs are.Written Report 3.5 p.80

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Web Links – Chapter 3

•Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au •Find 30 promotion (Government of WA Department of Health): http://www.find30.com.au •Walking School Bus promotion (UK): http://www.walkingbus.com •Ministry of Health (New Zealand) toolkits: http://www.newhealth.govt.nz •The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project: http://www.10000steps.org.au/rockhampton/ •Travelsmart Australia: http://www.travelsmart.gov.au •World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int •Heart Foundation Australia: http://www.heartfoundation.com.au •VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation): http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au •Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au •Go For Your Life: http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au •Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals – Introduction (Centre for disease control and prevention – USA): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm •Health Promotion (Public Health Agency of Canada): http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/index.html •Strategic Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH): http://www.nphp.gov.au/workprog/sigpah/ •Healthy youth (Centre for disease control and prevention (USA): http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/ •America On The Move promotion: http://www.americaonthemove.org •Papers from the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity: http://www.ijbnpa.org/home •Department of health and aging (Australian government): http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/home •Building a healthy, active Australia (Australian government): http://www.healthyactive.gov.au •National Public Health Partnership: http://www.nphp.gov.au •Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au •Sport and Recreation Australia: http://www.sport.vic.gov.au

•Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au •Find 30 promotion (Government of WA Department of Health): http://www.find30.com.au •Walking School Bus promotion (UK): http://www.walkingbus.com •Ministry of Health (New Zealand) toolkits: http://www.newhealth.govt.nz •The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project: http://www.10000steps.org.au/rockhampton/ •Travelsmart Australia: http://www.travelsmart.gov.au •World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int •Heart Foundation Australia: http://www.heartfoundation.com.au •VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation): http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au •Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au

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Web Links – Chapter 3

•Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au •Find 30 promotion (Government of WA Department of Health): http://www.find30.com.au •Walking School Bus promotion (UK): http://www.walkingbus.com •Ministry of Health (New Zealand) toolkits: http://www.newhealth.govt.nz •The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project: http://www.10000steps.org.au/rockhampton/ •Travelsmart Australia: http://www.travelsmart.gov.au •World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int •Heart Foundation Australia: http://www.heartfoundation.com.au •VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation): http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au •Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au •Go For Your Life: http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au •Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals – Introduction (Centre for disease control and prevention – USA): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm •Health Promotion (Public Health Agency of Canada): http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/index.html •Strategic Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH): http://www.nphp.gov.au/workprog/sigpah/ •Healthy youth (Centre for disease control and prevention (USA): http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/ •America On The Move promotion: http://www.americaonthemove.org •Papers from the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity: http://www.ijbnpa.org/home •Department of health and aging (Australian government): http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/home •Building a healthy, active Australia (Australian government): http://www.healthyactive.gov.au •National Public Health Partnership: http://www.nphp.gov.au •Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au •Sport and Recreation Australia: http://www.sport.vic.gov.au

•Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals – Introduction (Centre for disease control and prevention – USA): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm •Health Promotion (Public Health Agency of Canada): http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/index.html •Strategic Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH): http://www.nphp.gov.au/workprog/sigpah/ •Healthy youth (Centre for disease control and prevention (USA): http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/ •America On The Move promotion: http://www.americaonthemove.org •Papers from the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity: http://www.ijbnpa.org/home •Department of health and aging (Australian government): http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/home •Building a healthy, active Australia (Australian government): http://www.healthyactive.gov.au •National Public Health Partnership: http://www.nphp.gov.au •Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au

Sport and Recreation Australia: http://www.sport.vic.gov.au